Cal had no memory of being knocked over while he was on his way to work at the office. Regaining consciousness after two days, he is surprised to see Bernard, his brother, and sister-in-law, Lottie, by his bedside. He is troubled: how could they be here when they were supposed to be living in Australia? Other troubling incidents begin to concern him: he can hear the sound of the laughing policeman on the ward at all times. This must have been because his youngest son,Tommy, had brought the toy that Alison, his wife, had bought  for him at the fair. He would press the button continuously on the box until the batteries had run out. Cal wondered why they were not here to see him. Why did they not come? The children would have been no problem. Cal's problems suddenly get worse. Bernard tells him that he and Lottie had never emigrated to Australia. They had lived in the same house on the same street for the past twenty-five years. Fearful of Cal's health because the doctor believes he may have suffered brain damage, Bernard tells him that he has never been married. For the past nine years, he had lived alone in their old house after their mother had died. Cal refuses to accept this answer and tells him to ring Mrs. McCready, the next door neighbour, to ask her if she would fetch Alison to the phone and that would put an end to these untruths. For Cal, the nightmare begins as he tells the doctor's of the life he has lived with his family for the past fourteen years. What is the truth of Cal's convincing testimony?